The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is located in the constellation Cepheus and is a concentration of ionised gas and dust. The nebula has the catalogue designation IC1396 and IC1396A for the trunk itself and can be seen from the northern hemisphere in late summer and autumn. The nebula is about 2'400 light years away from our solar system. There are also many dark nebulae in this large emission nebula. For example Barnard 161 and LDN 1102.
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Setup
Main Deep-Sky Setup
Telescope / Camera Lens
UNC Newton 200/1000
Camera
QHY 294M Pro
Mount
Skywatcher EQ6-R pro
Filter
Ha & RGB
Integration Time
RGB: 165 x 240 s = 11 h
Ha: 117 x 300 s = 9 h 45 min
Total: 20 h 45 min
Comments
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Type of Main Object
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Cepheus
Observation Site
Goldau, CH
Bortle Class 4
Date
6. - 11. September 2023